Photos: Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest 2016

Artist Judy Batty shows Julie Layne and her children Felicia Layne, 6, and Corwin Layne, 3, how to glue pieces of glass to create a mosaic during the Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont. Batty hopes the mosaics will be eventually hung in the Longmont Public Library.
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Autumn Parry/Staff Photographer
May 1, 2016

Julian Kain and his son Henry Kain, 3, look at animal figures constructed out of HyPars during the Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont on Sunday.
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May 1, 2016

Kristin Boes helps Maddock Myers, 2, sift through dirt to discover rocks while visiting the Game of Stones booth during the Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont on Sunday.
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May 1, 2016

A visitor holds a "boo bubble," which is formed of dry ice and gas, in their hands at the Exploration Universe booth during the Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont.
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May 1, 2016

McKayla Parmley, 14, paints a picture at the Creatovation Station held by Arts Longmont during the Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont on Sunday. The festival encourages hands-on interactive building related to the arts, technology and science. More photos: http://www.dailycamera.com
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May 1, 2016

Ava James, 3, greets Leo Norton, 10, who is dressed as a cupcake during the Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont on Sunday.
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May 1, 2016

Andrew Weaver, 10, (left) and Matt Dietz, 10, drop legos on a conveyor belt constructed by Play-Well TEKnologies during the Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont. The lego invention is intended to teach children about its parts and purpose.
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May 1, 2016

Sarah Snow uses a Dino-Lite Microscope to highlight parts of a Blue Morpho, a butterfly native to Peru, at the University of Colorado Boulder's Museum of Natural History booth during the Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont on Sunday.
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May 1, 2016

Alina George, a customer service representative with Sparkfun, helps children make light up badges by building a simple circuit using copper tape, an LED, a coin cell battery and a binder clip. The activity is intended to demonstrate how simple circuits work.
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Autumn Parry/Staff Photographer
May 1, 2016